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Energy Boost or Ecological Risk? The Truth Behind NJ’s Massive New Floating Solar Project

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Power Play or Environmental Risk? America’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Greenlit for NJ Reservoir

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Wanaque Reservoir, New Jersey is taking a massive—and controversial—step toward its clean energy future. State regulators have officially greenlit a 10-megawatt floating solar project on the Wanaque Reservoir, a move that could create the largest installation of its kind in the United States.

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Passaic County Acquires Bloomingdale’s Spring Brook Acres for $5M to Preserve Open Space and Create New Public Park

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Bloomingdale NJ, in a major win for open space preservation, Passaic County officials have finalized the $5 million purchase of Spring Brook Acres, a 100-acre tract in Bloomingdale previously targeted for high-density residential development.

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